PrepNation.com: Final PrepNation National Prep Basketball Poll

WAUKEE, Iowa – For the fourth time in six years, Montverde Academy (Fla.) is ranked No. 1 in the final National Prep Basketball Poll of the season.

Montverde Academy (35-0) completed its wire-to-wire run as the nation’s top-ranked team by winning the Geico High School Nationals tournament in Middle Village, N.Y. Consensus national player of the year R.J. Barrett (a Duke signee) had 25 points and 15 rebounds to lead a 76-58 win over No. 2 University School (Fla.) in Saturday’s championship game.

It’s the Eagles’ fourth tournament title in the 10-year history of the event.

Montverde Academy defeated three consecutive Top 25 teams over the weekend. A remarkable 16 of the Eagles’ 35 overall wins were against teams that were nationally or regionally ranked at least one week during the season.

Coach Kevin Boyle is now 194-11 with four national championships in seven seasons at Montverde Academy. Before Montervde Academy, he won more than 400 games and captured five Tournament of Champions state titles at St. Patrick (Elizabeth, N.J.). Overall, Boyle-coached teams have finished in the National Prep Poll’s final Top 25 in 14 consecutive seasons.

The National Prep Basketball Poll is compiled by high school sports experts Jamie DeMoney of XOS Digital and Dr. Jeremy Plowman with input from sportswriters, experts, and coaches. The final national Top 25 and regional Top 10's follow:

NATIONAL TOP 25

1. Montverde Academy (Fla.), 35-0

2. University School (Fort Lauderdale, Fla.), 36-2

3. Sunrise Christian Academy (Bel Aire, Kan.), 23-2

4. Oak Hill Academy (Mouth of Wilson, Va.), 44-2

5. Memphis East HS (Tenn.), 29-3

6. DeMatha HS (Hyattsville, Md.), 32-5

7. Findlay Prep (Henderson, Nev.), 32-5

8. Shadow Mountain HS (Phoenix), 25-2

9. Bishop Gorman HS (Las Vegas), 29-4

10. Paul VI HS (Fairfax, Va.), 33-4

11. Imhotep Charter (Philadelphia), 31-2

12. Roselle Catholic HS (N.J.), 29-4

13. Warren Central HS (Indianapolis), 32-0

14. Clarkston HS (Mich.), 26-1

15. La Lumiere HS (La Porte, Ind.), 23-5

16. Sierra Canyon HS (Chatsworth, Calif.), 27-4

17. Oak Ridge HS (Orlando, Fla.), 30-4

18. Cox Mill HS (Concord, N.C.), 29-3

19. Gonzaga Prep (Spokane, Wash.), 27-0

20. Allen HS (Texas), 34-5

21. Upson-Lee HS (Thomaston, Ga.), 32-0

22. Belleville West HS (Ill.), 32-2

23. Cretin-Derham Hall HS (St. Paul, Minn.), 30-2

24. Lone Peak HS (Highland, Utah), 23-4

25. Covington Catholic HS (Ky.), 34-4

NORTHEAST

1. Imhotep Charter (Philadelphia), 31-2

2. Roselle Catholic HS (N.J.), 29-4

3. Archbishop Stepinac HS (White Plains, N.Y.), 27-5

4. St. Benedict’s Prep (Newark, N.J.), 28-2

5. Long Island Lutheran HS (Brookville, N.Y.), 22-3

6. Don Bosco Prep (Ramsey, N.J.), 28-3

7. Ranney School (Tinton Falls, N.J.), 28-5

8. Notre Dame HS (Fairfield, Conn.), 24-0

9. South Shore HS (Brooklyn), 20-9

10. Mansfield HS (Mass.), 27-2

EAST COAST

1. Oak Hill Academy (Mouth of Wilson, Va.), 44-2

2. DeMatha HS (Hyattsville, Md.), 32-5

3. Paul VI HS (Fairfax, Va.), 33-4

4. Cox Mill HS (Concord, N.C.), 29-3

5. Bishop O’Connell HS (Arlington, Va.), 28-9

6. Gonzaga College HS (Washington), 28-10

7. St. Frances Academy (Baltimore), 36-7

8. Carmel Christian HS (Matthews, N.C.), 24-4

9. Greensboro Day HS (Greensboro, N.C.), 27-7

10. Wesleyan Christian HS (High Point, N.C.), 27-6

SOUTHEAST

1. Montverde Academy (Fla.), 35-0

2. University School (Fort Lauderdale, Fla.), 36-2

3. Memphis East HS (Tenn.), 29-3

4. Oak Ridge HS (Orlando, Fla.), 30-4

5. Upson-Lee HS (Thomaston, Ga.), 32-0

6. Mountain Brook HS (Birmingham, Ala.), 34-4

7. Brentwood Academy (Tenn.), 25-5

8. Rayville HS (La.), 34-0

9. Meadowcreek HS (Norcross, Ga.), 26-6

10. Columbus HS (Miss.), 27-6

MIDWEST

1. Warren Central HS (Indianapolis), 32-0

2. Clarkston HS (Mich.), 26-1

3. La Lumiere HS (LaPorte, Ind.), 23-5

4. Belleville West HS (Ill.), 32-2

5. Covington Catholic HS (Ky.), 34-4

6. Moeller HS (Cincinnati), 27-3

7. Oshkosh North HS (Wis.), 27-1

8. Simeon HS (Chicago), 29-4

9. Orr HS (Chicago), 30-4

10. New Albany HS (Ind.), 25-2

MIDLANDS

1. Sunrise Christian Academy (Bel Aire, Kan.), 23-2

2. Cretin-Derham Hall HS (St. Paul, Minn.), 30-2

3. Lone Peak HS (Highland, Utah), 23-4

4. Grandview HS (Aurora, Colo.), 24-4

5. Wasatch Academy (Mount Pleasant, Utah), 24-2

6. Olympus HS (Holladay, Utah), 27-0

7. Bishop Miege HS (Roeland Park, Kan.), 22-3

8. Webster Groves HS (Mo.), 22-9

9. Apple Valley HS (Minn.), 27-5

10. Cedar Falls HS (Iowa), 21-5

SOUTHWEST

1. Findlay Prep (Henderson, Nev.), 32-5

2. Shadow Mountain HS (Phoenix), 25-2

3. Bishop Gorman HS (Las Vegas), 29-4

4. Allen HS (Texas), 34-5

5. Guyer HS (Denton, Texas), 38-2

6. Memorial HS (Tulsa, Okla.), 27-2

7. North Little Rock HS (Ark.), 26-5

8. Clark HS (Las Vegas), 22-7

9. Putnam City North HS (Oklahoma City), 22-7

10. Tompkins HS (Katy, Texas), 30-9

WEST COAST

1. Sierra Canyon HS (Chatsworth, Calif.), 27-4

2. Gonzaga Prep (Spokane, Wash.), 27-0

3. Bishop Montgomery (Torrance, Calif.), 29-2

4. Garfield HS (Seattle), 28-2

5. Etiwanda HS (Rancho Cucamonga, Calif.), 29-4

6. Mater Dei HS (Santa Ana, Calif.), 23-7

7. Sheldon HS (Sacramento, Calif.), 29-6

8. Salesian Prep (Richmond, Calif.), 30-2

9. Westchester HS (Los Angeles), 30-6

10. Grant HS (Portland, Ore.), 25-4

All-time National Prep Poll champs, with records and coaches*:

1988--Bronx, N.Y., Tolentine (30-1), John Sarandrea

1989--Jersey City, N.J., St. Anthony (32-0), Bob Hurley

1990--Chicago, King (32-0), Landon Cox

1991--Philadelphia, Simon Gratz (27-1), Bill Ellerbee

1992--Baltimore, Dunbar (29-0), Pete Pompey

1993--Mouth of Wilson, Va., Oak Hill (30-0), Steve Smith

1994--Mouth of Wilson, Va., Oak Hill (30-1), Steve Smith

1995--New Orleans, St. Augustine (37-1), Bernard Griffith

1996--Jersey City, N.J., St. Anthony (31-0), Bob Hurley

1997--Peoria, Ill., Manual (31-1), Wayne McClain

1998--Frederick, Md., St. John's at Prospect Hall (25-0), Stu Vetter

1999--Mouth of Wilson, Va., Oak Hill (31-0), Steve Smith

2000--Compton, Calif., Dominguez (35-2), Russell Otis

2001--Mouth of Wilson, Va., Oak Hill (32-1), Steve Smith

2002--Dallas, Lincoln (40-0), Leonard Bishop

2003--Akron, Ohio, St. Vincent-St. Mary (25-1), Dru Joyce II

2004--Mouth of Wilson, Va., Oak Hill (38-0), Steve Smith

2005--Niagara Falls, N.Y. (28-1), Dan Bazzani

2006--Indianapolis, Lawrence North (29-0), Jack Keefer

2007--Mouth of Wilson, Va., Oak Hill (40-1), Steve Smith

2008--Jersey City, N.J., St. Anthony (32-0), Bob Hurley

2009--Henderson, Nev., Findlay (33-0), Michael Peck

2010--Houston, Yates (34-0), Greg Wise

2011--Jersey City, N.J., St. Anthony (33-0), Bob Hurley

2012--Mouth of Wilson, Va., Oak Hill (44-0), Steve Smith

2013--Montverde, Fla., Montverde Academy (26-2), Kevin Boyle

2014--Montverde, Fla., Montverde Academy (28-0), Kevin Boyle

2015--Montverde, Fla., Montverde Academy (31-1), Kevin Boyle

2016--Chino Hills, Calif. (35-0), Steve Baik

2017--Seattle, Nathan Hale (29-0), Brandon Roy

2018--Montverde, Fla., Montverde Academy (35-0), Kevin Boyle

*From 1987-2014, the National Prep Poll was published by World Features Syndicate and distributed to news outlets by the Associated Press.

About the PrepNation National Prep Poll

The PrepNation National Prep Poll is a continuation of World Feature Syndicate’s National Prep Poll, which was published and distributed to the Associated Press and other news organizations from 1987 to 2015.

The National Prep Poll is second only to the USA Today Super 25 as the longest continually published weekly high school rankings. While a product of World Features Syndicate (1987-2015), the National Prep Poll was the only high school poll distributed to newspapers and websites around the United States by the Associated Press.

Before authoring rankings for Student Sports and ESPN, National High School Sports Hall of Fame journalist Doug Huff compiled the National Prep Poll rankings from 1987 until 1999. Current author Jamie DeMoney has compiled the poll since the start of the 1999 basketball season to the present.

Among the criteria used in the weekly compilation of the National Prep Poll rankings are strength of schedule, the ability to accomplish the ultimate goal on a team's schedule (i.e. winning a championship), impact players and performers, a team's coaching and recent tradition.

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